The Academy model combines JROTC challenge activities and STEM design challenges resulting in linked experiences that help build academic, team, and leadership skills among Cadets.
Industry exposure is just one major component of the JROTC STEM Leadership Academy. This past summer, cadets in the Academies nationwide learned about careers in aviation right in their hometowns!
In 2022, thanks to a grant from the Department of Defense, the JROTC STEM Leadership Academy was replicated for the first time. By Summer 2025, the Academy Model will be scaled to 10 different locations across the US.
Since 2021, thousands of Cadets have had the opportunity to experience the JROTC STEM Leadership Academy thanks to a $6M grant to scale the Academy Model at 10 JROTC locations between 2021 and 2025.
Between 2018 and 2021, Cadets at JROTC STEM camps and traditional JROTC camps were surveyed and assessed as part of a $1M grant to research the short- and long-term impacts of the STEM Leadership Academy model.
Between 2016 and 2017, 300 Cadets participated in the JROTC STEM Leadership Academy. The team worked to refine the academy model and developed new STEM curriculum centered around local industries: maritime, aviation, and manufacturing.
In 2015, 120 Cadets participated in the 1st JROTC STEM Leadership Academy in Mobile, AL. The Academy was designed, funding was secured, and the curriculum was based on STEM across industries.
Join us as we look back at the incredible evolution of the National JROTC STEM Leadership Academy! In 2013, the team launched the idea of the JROTC STEM Leadership Academy and partnerships were established with MCPSS, JROTC, STEMWorks, and the University of Southern Mississippi.
USM's Center for STEM Education has organized and published this wonderful video of the important and timely work being done at the JROTC STEM Leadership Academies! https://t.co/pn9gDakHWb via @YouTube
JROTC + STEM + LEADERSHIP = OPPORTUNITIES for students and communities! Check out the Academy model in action in Savannah, GA! #workforce#stem#aviation @stemworksii @DoDstem @SCCPSS https://t.co/oo4ZdpcQuN
Paper airplanes, foam gliders, and industry visits were part of day 2 of #stemintheair for the JROTC STEM Leadership Cadets in Savannah, Mobile, and the Wiregrass Academies!
Cadets experience real-world relevance of what they're learning during JROTC STEM Leadership Academies through industry partners. Stay tuned to see where Cadets will experience #stemintheair relevance for 2024!
Proud of #ByTheNumbers for the 2023 JROTC STEM Leadership Academy. We are in the scale-up phase of the grant and we expect our impact for 2024 to reach even more Cadets! #stemintheair is coming!!!
Offering Cadets a positive experience on a college campus is an important part of the JROTC STEM Leadership Academy. Shout out to our university partners who inspire and inform Cadets so they feel more confident about applying and going to college! #collegeready
JROTC Challenges pair with STEM Challenges during the JROTC Leadership Academies to provide Cadets the opportunity to practice collaboration, communication, and persistence. #climbthewall#reachthetop